Lot 93:
Replogle Land and Sea Twelve Inch Terrestrial Floor Globe
Description
This vintage terrestrial floor globe is a Replogle Land and Sea model. The twelve inch diameter globe features a cartographic design with raised relief to indicate mountain ranges. It is mounted within a full brass-finished meridian ring graduated in degrees, which is held by a tapered wooden spindle stand on a circular, weighted brass-finished base.
The cartography includes various geographical and navigational details such as steamship routes and ocean currents. A printed legend in the Pacific Ocean provides a key for land cover types, including snow and ice, tundra, high land, coniferous forest, deciduous forest, grassland, mediterranean land, desert, savanna, and tropical rain forest. Political boundaries depicted include the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, placing the production of the globe map in the Cold War era.
A printed cartouche in the Pacific Ocean reads REPLOGLE LAND AND SEA GLOBE DIAMETER 12 INCHES. Below the legend, additional printed text reads REPLOGLE GLOBES, INC. Made in U.S.A. Le Roy M. Tolman, Cartographer.
Total Height: 33 inches
Globe Diameter: 12 inches.
Condition report:
The globe surface exhibits significant damage in the region of Central Asia and the Himalayas, characterized by pronounced bubbling, surface cracking, and loss of the printed gore layers (photo 4). Scattered scuffs, small stains, and minor surface abrasions are visible throughout the ocean areas (photos 5 and 6). The brass-finished meridian and base show light surface oxidation and minor pitting consistent with age (photo 1). The wooden stand is structurally intact with minor superficial finish wear (photo 1).
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